is the disagreeing of love between Romeo and Juliet and Tony and Maria. Romeo and Juliet are not wanted to see each other because Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. Similarly‚ Tony and Maria cannot be together because Tony is a Shark and Maria is a Jet. When Bernardo see’s Tony and Maria kissing at the dance he runs over and pushes him of f her‚ “Get your hands of American‚ stay away from my sister.” Then he says to Maria‚ “Can’t you see he’s one of them?” One major difference between
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West Side Story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to present-day New York. The love story of Romeo and Juliet becomes that of Maria and Tony. The feud between the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues is re-created in one involving two teen-age gangs‚ the Jets and the Sharks. The famous balcony scene of the Shakespeare drama transpires on a fire-escape of an ugly New York tenement. The curtain rises on a bleak scene representing a warehouse. For the next five minutes not a word is spoken
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cooperative artist in this production of learning. Maria Montessori thus used the title “directress” to explain the role of the teacher in a Montessori. The teacher is not the primary cause of learning she is rather a facilitator and a guide. They do not simply transfer lessons and curriculums. By preparing a suitable environment‚ observing the children and giving brief lessons according to the interest and need of the child‚ the teacher in a Montessori helps children learn independently. Mostly children
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and gay. And I pity any girl who isn’t me tonight”. One of the most popular songs from the world wide successful musical West Side Story. The book was written by Arthur Laurents. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and Music by Leonard Bernstein. The star Maria who moved from Puerto Rico to live in New York wasn’t feeling pretty all the time. It was a temporary joy when she decided to love the American sharks gang member Tony. Her love lead to many major problems that she might have been able to avoid if
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agrees. Bernardo’s sister Maria‚ newly arrived from Puerto Rico to marry his friend Chino‚ attends the dance and despite the obvious hatred between the gangs meets Tony‚ who at once falls in love with her. Later‚ after the dance‚ while the gangs begin to assemble at Doc’s drugstore to choose a place and weapons for their rumble‚ Tony visits Maria on the fire escape of her apartment‚ and they pledge their love‚ promising to meet the next afternoon at the bridal shop where Maria works. As he departs
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consider themselves the true Americans. The young protagonist‚ Tony‚ one of the Jets‚ falls in love with Maria‚ the sister of Bernardo‚ the leader of the Sharks. The dark theme‚ sophisticated music‚ extended dance scenes‚ and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein’s score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something’s Coming"‚ "Maria"‚ "America"‚ "Somewhere"‚ "Tonight"‚ "Jet Song"‚ "I Feel Pretty"‚ "One Hand‚ One Heart"‚ and "Cool"
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Story No 10: Tonight (Ensemble) Maria‚ Tony‚ Anita‚ Riff‚ Bernardo‚ Jets and Sharks In this number‚ all the participants talk about the eventful evening they feel is ahead‚ each with their own thoughts on what will happen. There are three trains of thought: 1 Riff and Bernardo - thinking (in terms of their own gangs) of the fight arranged for later that evening 2 Anita - thinking about her ’nocturnal activities’ with Bernardo after the fight 3 Tony and Maria - more romantic love‚ idealised‚
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through the gangs‚ song and dance‚ and relationships. Tony and Maria’s relationship was filled with alienation. Tony is from the Jets and Maria is from the Sharks‚ star crossed lovers. Tony and Maria’s relationship is very similar to Romeo and Juliet. Both couples fall deeply in love with one another‚ despite the deferent sides they were on. When Tony and Maria met each other for the first time the camera zoomed up on them‚ as the background got blurry. “Slowly‚ as though in a dream‚ they drift into
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Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. West Side Story’s theme is centered on the struggles of two groups of racially separated young people‚ and how their environment has molded them. The movie revolves around two protagonists‚ Tony‚ a white ex-jet‚ and Maria‚ the sister of Bernando‚ the leader of the sharks. The two develop a relationship after falling in love at a dance. This story is a retelling of “Romeo and Juliet”‚ with similar events unfolding as the story progresses. The “Jets” the white ethnic
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Maria Montessori was an educator from Italy who created an educational method for children where all focus was on the needs of the child. She used self-directed‚ materials-centered and interactive education methods. She thought that child has an absorbent mind from birth to around age 6 and also that children can always learn to be better. Role of the director was to introduce the materials for the child. Use of the five senses‚ kinetic movement‚ spatial refinement‚ small and large motor skill coordination
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